Tag: general
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Beyond hot dish: A new generation of chefs is defining “New Midwestern” cuisine
“We have lots of immigrant communities, so we have thriving Mexican, Hmong, Sichuan, Indonesian, and Indian restaurants, for example,” she says. “In general, our dining scene is more diverse, … Read Full Article
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DNC has potential to showcase more modern, diverse Milwaukee
At the Hmong American Friendship Association at 38th & Vliet, workers hope the DNC will also expose visitors to Wisconsin’s vibrant Hmong population. Dawn Yang, general manager of the Nyob Zoo Hmong … Read Full Article
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UW-Madison to be first U.S. college campus to offer emergency alerts in multiple languages
Under the new protocol, two text messages will be sent to the public. The first will give general information about the situation and the second will contain a link to a message that will translate … Read Full Article
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Why Laos Has Been Bombed More Than Any Other Country
In 1960, the CIA approached Vang Pao, a major general in the Royal Laotian Army and a member of the Hmong minority in Laos, to be the chief of their secret army to push back the communist Pathet Lao. Read Full Article
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Central Valley radio station stands in as a ‘cultural town hall’
KBIF general manager Tony Donato speaks neither Hmong nor Punjabi. Yet he presides over a Fresno radio station where all the news and talk shows, music, religious programs and advertising are … Read Full Article
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Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Mary Lynn Smith
She got her start at the Star Tribune writing obits, before a long stint covering St. Paul, Ramsey County government and the then-growing Hmong community. She has been a general assignment reporter … Read Full Article
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Hmong among us made early mark
The word “Hmong” didn’t appear in the general consciousness of western Montana until late 1976, nearly a year after the first refugees from the wars in Southeast Asia began to arrive. Read Full Article
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Bill would require plastic bottles to contain certain amount of recycled material
“as we honor our late general vang pao as he took us to laos coming to america during the secret war and its significant not just for the hmong people but for all the people who fought in war for … Read Full Article
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Lao-Hmong veterans celebrated Saturday
The annual Lao-Hmong Veterans Memorial celebration will be held Saturday at City Plaza. It is a public event for the community to honor veterans, educate the general public about the Laotian Civil War … Read Full Article
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U.S. Pilot Michael Cavanaugh Flew In a Secret Air Force
During daylight hours it was the busiest airstrip on Earth. Vang was the only ethnic Hmong to attain the rank of general in the Royal Lao Army. “The central part of the Laotian war was General Vang … Read Full Article
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Homelessness, gangs top public’s list of issues for new police chief
The questionnaire was available in English, Spanish, and Hmong. Of the most pressing issues the public felt the police chief would face, homelessness, gang activity, drugs and crime in general topped … Read Full Article
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Central Valley Radio Station Stands In As A Cultural ‘Town Hall’ For Local Hmong And Punjabi-Speaking Communities
KBIF general manager Tony Donato speaks neither Hmong nor Punjabi. Yet he presides over a Fresno radio station where all the news and talk shows, music, religious programs and advertising are … Read Full Article
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Otto Bremer Trust awards grants to La Crosse area organizations
The latest awards in the La Crosse area include: Cia Siab, receiving $30,000 to help in their general operations to build a culturally vibrant Hmong community through culturally specific and … Read Full Article
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MN attorney general and others offer support to immigrants fearing ICE raids
Hmong veterans ask for burial rights in U.S. veterans cemeteries Eagan soldier becomes highest-ranking openly gay woman in Minnesota National Guard Trump defends Labor Secretary Acosta but will look … Read Full Article